Structural studies of the chiral lithium amides [{PhC(H)Me}2NLi] and [PhCH2{PhC(H)Me}NLi·THF] derived from α-methylbenzylamine

Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions

Volumn , Issue 22, 1999, Pages 4063-4068

  Armstrong, David R ^a   Henderson, Kenneth W ^a   Kennedy, Alan R ^a   Kerr, William J ^b   Mair, Francis S ^b   Moir, Jennifer H ^a   Moran, Paul H ^a   Snaith, Ronald ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33749094799     PISSN: 03009246     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/a904725e     Document Type: Article

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